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U.S.
Supreme Court Appears Ready to Let Trump End DACA Program
The justices are considering whether the Trump administration can shut down a program that shields about 700,000 young immigrants from deportation.Collective punishment is a war crime.
The U.S. is mot ar war with Mexico.
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Opinion
You Must Never Vote for Bloomberg
His expansion of the notoriously racist stop-and-frisk program is a complete and nonnegotiable deal breaker.Bloomberg would not be a good president.
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The Upshot
Red and Blue Economies Are Heading in Sharply Different Directions
On the surface, there seems to be parity between Democratic-leaning and Republican-leaning metro areas, but take a closer look.A bigger spread may be better.
A dramatic Republican failure may help.
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U.S.
News or ‘Trauma Porn’? Student Journalists Face Blowback on Campus
Incidents at Northwestern and Harvard reveal a growing tension between traditional journalistic practices and the demands of student activists.They must be allowed to speak.
None are forced to listen.
Jeff Sessions is convicted. I may have misheard.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/15/opinion/stephen-miller-emails.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/08/opinion/jeff-sessions-the-grim-reaper-of-alabama.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Sessions
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World
Bolivian Leader Evo Morales Steps Down
A leftist who had served longer than any other current head of state in Latin America, Mr. Morales lost his grip on power amid violent protests set off by a disputed election.The vote is key.
An incorruptible press is the best protection for liberal democracy.
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U.S.
Navy Submarine, Missing for 75 Years, Is Found Off Okinawa
Private explorers found the U.S.S. Grayback beneath 1,400 feet of water after realizing that a mistranslated Japanese war record had pointed searchers in the wrong direction.Fluff.
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U.S.
Whodunit in the Library: Someone Keeps Hiding the Anti-Trump Books
A public library in northern Idaho says its books about gun rights and President Trump keep wandering far from their correct spots on the shelves.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship
It is a bad idea.
Ban this censor from the stacks.
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Technology
The SoftBank Effect: How $100 Billion Left Workers in a Hole
SoftBank poured money into start-ups that use armies of contractors. That has upended the lives of drivers, hotel operators and real estate agents around the world.Banks do not think.
Con artists think.
If it sounds too good to be true, be very cautious.
Have your lawyer read the contract.
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U.S.
Deval Patrick, Ex-Governor of Massachusetts, Is Considering 2020 Presidential Race
Days after Michael Bloomberg began taking steps to enter the 2020 race, Mr. Patrick’s conversations with top Democrats are the latest evidence of an unsettled presidential primary field.A moderate will not do what must be done.
No.
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New York
Police Face a Backlash After Woman Selling Churros Is Handcuffed
A cellphone video showing police officers surrounding the vendor inside a Brooklyn subway station went viral, resulting in a protest on Monday.There is a rule.
Sellers on the platforms are at risk.
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Opinion
Bill Gates, I Implore You to Connect Some Dots
Bloomberg, Dimon and Gates call liberal tax ideas unfair. But excessive wealth is the real threat.The rich must meet more of the cost of government.
Pitch forks and torches are cheap and easy.
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Opinion
What Will Happen to Conservative Catholicism?
How long, and in what form, can a conservative opposition to the pope endure?I do have faith in love.
A church is its congregation.
Douthat's church has no future.
It is very like the Hasidim
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasid_(term)
The church has become schismatic.
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U.S.
Trump, Ukraine and Impeachment: The Inside Story of How We Got Here
President Trump fixated on Ukraine as a solution to his political problems. In five months, his obsession upended American foreign policy and threatened his presidency. Here is how it happened.Possibly.
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New York
Giuliani Associate Says He Gave Demand for Biden Inquiry to Ukrainians
The claim by the associate, Lev Parnas, is being vigorously disputed.Possibly.
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World
How Russia Meddles Abroad for Profit: Cash, Trolls and a Cult Leader
Madagascar has little obvious strategic value for the Kremlin or the global balance of power. But Russians were there during an election, offering bribes, spreading disinformation and recruiting an apocalyptic cult leader.Education of their agents is a neglected coin.
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Opinion
A Stripper’s Favorite Client
It wasn’t love. But it wasn’t just business either.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_River_Runs_Through_It_(film)
I once spent an hour overhearing a woman recruiting a life model.
I met a man who fell into filming peep show loops.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Opinion
Big Business Is Overcharging You $5,000 a Year
Consolidation is great for corporations — and bad for almost everyone else.Anti-trust and regulation.
The methods are known.
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New York
After Schumer Praised the Retiring Rep. King, Some Democrats Jeered
Another Democrat, Representative Ilhan Omar, had a different response to the news: “Good riddance.”Peter King hates Democrats. He has lost his mandate.
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Health
Rapper T.I.’s Daughter Should Never Have Had a ‘Virginity Test’
There is no exam to verify virginity, medical experts say, and the attempt violates a woman’s rights.I just don't care about virginity.
The girl is her own person.
She will love as she can.
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Climate
E.P.A. to Limit Science Used to Write Public Health Rules
A new agency rule would restrict the science that can be used in drafting health regulations by requiring researchers to turn over confidential health data.Do the science.
The politics must follow.
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